Kingsborough Academy - 1831-1863 - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

To get to this WM take Rt.30 North from Gloversville towards Mayfield. Past G-villes business district (Burger King, McDonalds and such)continue north to the next light where you see the hospital sign (the big H) with an arrow pointing to the left. Take this road past the hospital all the way to the next light. From this light you'll see a large statue and some stones, a WWII memorial to be exact. Turn left here and use the church parking lot or pull off onto the right side of the road. This little stone monument has a plaque on both sides. This will be 2 seperate WM's using the same stone. This side is about the Kingsborough Academy that is a stones throw from here and is now WMed as the Fulton County Museum. The plaque says it all. Happy WMin', Swizzle & Family

KINGSBOROUGH ACADEMY 1831-1863 O. WHAT A THOUGHT, YE TEACHERS,THAT YOUTH, EARTH'S HUMAN FLOWERS, SO FRAGILE, SHOULD ENTRUSTED BE TO CULTURE SUCH AS OURS;THEIR TEXTURE AND THEIR TINTINGS TOUCHED BY A HAND TO RUDE, MAY BE SO MARRED OR SO DEFACED AS NE'ER TO BE RENEWED. HOW GENTLY. O. HOW KINDLY, SHOULD THEN YOUR AID BE GIVEN TO YIELD THEM WITH EARTH'S NURTURING MOLD, THE DEWS AND AIRS OF HEAVEN, TILL RISING IN THEIR VIGOR, WITH BANNER'D BLOOMS UNFURL'D THEY GIVE THEIR FRAGRANCE TO THE AIR THEIR BEAUTY TO THE WORLD. HORACE SPRAGUE

Group that erected the marker: Fulton County Historical Society URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Kingsboro Ave. Gloversville, NY U.S.A. 12078

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